serverReadyAction doesn't launch browser on VS Code with FormatterName set to json

[terryaney]

Type: Bug

Here is my appsettings.json:

{
    "Logging": {
        "LogLevel": {
            "Default": "Information",
            "Microsoft.AspNetCore": "Warning",
            "System.Net.Http": "None"
        },
        "Console": {
            "FormatterName": "json",
            "FormatterOptions": {
                "SingleLine": true,
                "IncludeScopes": true,
                "TimestampFormat": "HH:mm:ss",
                "UseUtcTimestamp": true,
                "JsonWriterOptions": {
                    "Indented": true
                }
            }
        }
    },

    "AllowedHosts": "*"
}

Here is my launch.json serverReadyAction settings (let me know if anything else in launch.json is relevant).

"serverReadyAction": {
    "action": "debugWithChrome",
    "pattern": "\\bNow listening on:\\s+(https?://\\S+)",
    "uriFormat": "%s/app/channel-home",
    "killOnServerStop": true
},

So, if I don't use a json formatter, it works fine. When I use a formatter, it doesn't work. Here is the console output when I debug my site.

{
  "Timestamp": "04:25:54",
  "EventId": 14,
  "LogLevel": "Information",
  "Category": "Microsoft.Hosting.Lifetime",
  "Message": "Now listening on: https://localhost:7058",
  "State": {
    "Message": "Now listening on: https://localhost:7058",
    "address": "https://localhost:7058",
    "{OriginalFormat}": "Now listening on: {address}"
  },
  "Scopes": []
}
Microsoft.Hosting.Lifetime: Information: Now listening on: https://localhost:7058

(obviously 2 entries because of the Debug Console displaying 'Console' and 'Debug' output)

I've tried changing my pattern to the following and none worked (admittedly, my RegEx skills are weak):

"Now listening on:\\s+(https?://\\S+)" "(\\b|\")Now listening on:\\s+(https?://\\S+)" ".*Now listening on:\\s+(https?://\\S+)"

VS Code version: Code 1.79.1 (4cb974a7aed77a74c7813bdccd99ee0d04901215, 2023-06-12T16:14:05.102Z) OS version: Windows_NT x64 10.0.22621 Modes:

System Info

|Item|Value| |---|---| |CPUs|Intel(R) Core(TM) i9-9980HK CPU @ 2.40GHz (16 x 2400)| |GPU Status|2d_canvas: enabled
canvas_oop_rasterization: disabled_off
direct_rendering_display_compositor: disabled_off_ok
gpu_compositing: enabled
multiple_raster_threads: enabled_on
opengl: enabled_on
rasterization: enabled
raw_draw: disabled_off_ok
video_decode: enabled
video_encode: enabled
vulkan: disabled_off
webgl: enabled
webgl2: enabled
webgpu: enabled| |Load (avg)|undefined| |Memory (System)|63.70GB (45.31GB free)| |Process Argv|--crash-reporter-id 3a73b254-9ee7-4cb6-b1eb-57f9149a1430| |Screen Reader|no| |VM|0%|

Extensions (19)

Extension|Author (truncated)|Version ---|---|--- vs-code-intellisense-katapp|con|1.0.5 xml|Dot|2.5.1 gitlens|eam|14.0.0 vscode-firefox-debug|fir|2.9.8 dotnet-test-explorer|for|0.7.8 copilot|Git|1.89.156 copilot-chat|Git|0.3.2023060801 copilot-labs|Git|0.14.884 rest-client|hum|0.25.1 theme-monokai-pro-vscode|mon|1.2.1 csharp|ms-|1.25.9 vscode-dotnet-runtime|ms-|1.6.0 vscode-nuget-gallery|pat|0.0.24 postman-for-vscode|Pos|0.3.0 vscode-css-peek|pra|4.2.0 LiveServer|rit|5.7.9 vscode-autohotkey2-lsp|thq|2.0.4 vscode-icons|vsc|12.4.0 volar|Vue|1.6.4

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[vscodenpa]

Thanks for creating this issue! It looks like you may be using an old version of VS Code, the latest stable release is 1.79.2. Please try upgrading to the latest version and checking whether this issue remains.

Happy Coding!

[terryaney]

Upgraded to latest and problem remains.

[roblourens]

This is working for me when I use a node app that outputs that exact text. Your regex looks fine. Can you share the full launch config?

An easy way to debug it would be to first trim down your pattern- "e" or "." should definitely match- then build it back up and see what breaks it

[vscodenpa]

This issue has been closed automatically because it needs more information and has not had recent activity. See also our issue reporting guidelines.

Happy Coding!

[terryaney]

@roblourens Had crazy week at work. Was going to try and create a branch this weekend. Is this closed and I have to start over or you are able to reopen?

[terryaney]

@roblourens Here is my full config:

        {
            // Use IntelliSense to find out which attributes exist for C# debugging
            // Use hover for the description of the existing attributes
            // For further information visit https://github.com/OmniSharp/omnisharp-vscode/blob/master/debugger-launchjson.md
            "name": "Site+Proxy",
            "presentation": { "hidden": true },
            "type": "coreclr",
            "request": "launch",
            "preLaunchTask": "build",
            "logging": {
                "moduleLoad": false
            },
            // If you have changed target frameworks, make sure to update the program path.
            "program": "${workspaceFolder}/bin/Debug/net7.0/Nexgen.dll",
            "args": [],
            "cwd": "${workspaceFolder}",
            "stopAtEntry": false,            
            // Enable launching a web browser when ASP.NET Core starts. For more information: https://aka.ms/VSCode-CS-LaunchJson-WebBrowser
            "serverReadyAction": {
                "action": "debugWithChrome",                              
                "pattern": "\\bNow listening on:\\s+(https?://\\S+)",
                "uriFormat": "%s/app/channel-home?siteKey=GOLD&iam_=011391001&lp=0&tracesavanna=0&apidebug=ApiProxy,RBLe_,DocGen_&rblcache=1&tracekatapp=0&DataSource=0",
                "killOnServerStop": true
            },
            "sourceFileMap": {
                "/Views": "${workspaceFolder}/Views"
            },
            "launchSettingsProfile": "Site"            
        },

[terryaney]

After some experimenting, I was able to get it to work with:

"pattern": "\"address\": \"(https?://\\S+)\""

Let me know if there is a better way :)

[roblourens]

Not sure why the previous one wouldn't work for you, but this one also looks valid 👍